Candle-asskembleing machine



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56 b WITNESS M7 ATTFPNEYS tical sectional views, partly broken away,taken on lines E2G-26, and 27u27 respectively, Figure 6.

Figures 28, 29 and 30 are enlarged detail sectional view takenVrespectively on lines 25E-2S, 29-29 and 30 3G, Figure 9.

Figure 8l is a top plan of a portion of the plate holder shown on theright hand end of Figure 29.

Figures 33 and Srl are perspective views respectively of the wick, thebase plate and the landle body, detached one from the other.

Figure 35 is a perspective view of the base plate showing the prongsprojecting therefrom.

This machine comprises broadly a candle .body feeding and positioningmechanism., a breaching device, wich-leerling and cuttingl mechanisms,plate lier-aline'v and alining mechanism, means 'for assembling thecandle body, wick and plate when brought to predetermined positions anda suitable ejector ii'or displacing the iinished candle from themachine, all ot said parts being correlated and timed. or synchronizedin their movements to carry out the objects stated.

These various mechanisms are mounted upon a suitable supporting iframecomprising, in this instance, an upright iollow base or standard.-ladapted to rest upon a floor or other support and carrying upon itsupper end a horizontal shell' or table f2- having' suitable out-riggineser extensions 3"- and -l-w projecting from opposite ends thereof andadditionally supported by upright posts -5-- together withother bracketsand parts rigidly secured to the base --l, table ,-2- or extensions -3--and lihereinafter more particularly described, but constituting,- partsol' the main supporting; frame.

A main driving' sh att --6- is journ aled in Da horizontal position in asuitable bearing' T- on the. upright base 1- sonie distance below thetable Q to extend through and beyond the sid-e ont' the base and has usouter end provided with a pulley m8- adapted to be belted to anyavailable source ot power, not shown, the inner end ot' said. driving'sh aft being connect-cd by bevel gears -9- to a cross shalt -lOv- 'fortransmitting motion thereto as shown in Figure il The driving shaft--l()- is connected by a train et speed-reducing or power increasin?,`gears l lto a suigierposed horizontal shaft *l2- wnich is journaled insuitable bearings '.l3 on the standard -land outripging of the mainsupporting; traine, said gear train beine1 inclosed in a sectionalhousingi or gear case ,--lfbolted or otherwise secured to the'framestandard --1-.

The cross shaft -10- is journaled in suitable bearings in the .trout andrear sides ot the standard -.-l-- to extend beyond the outer facesthereol3 and is provided on. its outer ends with crank disks W15-keyedor otherwise Vstrokes for a purpose hereinafter dc,

secured thereto to rotate therewith` as shown in Figure G.

These cra-nk disks -15- are connected by pitmen w16- to the lower endsoli vertically movable rods --la which are ,L'uided in upright posts-l8- on the table at opposite sides of the longitudinal center oit themachine, said pitnien having` lower ends pivotally connected to thedisks -l-- at opposite sides of and equal. distances from the axis ofthe shalt lO- for simultaneously moving' their respective plunger rods1T ondwise in reverse directions throug'h equal .ribed The guide postsiS- are secured at their lower ends in suitable openings in the table--2- rigid therewith and ent-end upwardlj,7 therefrom for receiving andsupporting` separate rotary carriers -19-, cach having; a series of. inthis insta-nce twelve, up ardly tapered circular openings -20- oi'uniform dia-meters and arranged in uniformly spaced relationcircuin'terentially about the axes ol their respective carriers forreceiving' the correspondingly tapered candle bodies --a---y shown inFigure 34;.

The plunger rods 17d entend through and beyond the lower and upper endsoit their respective guide posts 1S- and are provided at their upperends with laterally projecting oiset heads -21- overhangring portions ofthe corresponding carrirns alii-- each of said heads serving to receiveand support devices for lnoachinp,l the candle body. amilying the baseplates to said candle bodies and rejecting the finished candles 'fromthe carriers in a manner hereinafter more fully described, as theplunger rods -lare reciprocated.

The carriers w19- and heads willliog'cther with the wick-feedin mechauisms are located substantially midway between the ends ot' the mainsupporting; :tra inc or inacl i i u c while the candle body feedingmechanism and base plate feeding mechanism. are located on opposite endsoit the machine and are ai'- rang'ed to feed the candle bodies andbas-:e plates to both of the larriers which are intorinittingly rotated.one hole space at a time so that both carriers may be usedsimultaneously for increasing the output ot the machine.

Grindle body feeding mechanism,

Vity toward the lower end.

A rotary conveyor --Q3- is mounted upon the inner end of a horizontalrotary shalt so that its lower portion may travel. within the lower endof the chute or hopper --22--, the

outer end ot said shaft being provided with a pulley Q4- connected by abelt to another pulley Q6- on the outer end ot the shaft --l2- therebyestablishing driving connection between the shaitt -l2 and conveyorw23--n This conveyor is provided with a series of' peripheral pockets`-27 arranged in uni iornily spaced relation circuni'l'erentially aboutits axis and closedat their inner ends by an inne annular wall -2S-,Figure 5, said pockets being; adapted to receive the candlebodies 'tronithe lower end oi the hopper and to convey theni upwardly andcircuinfereir ially in the direction indicated by the arrow tor di ingr:29- in one side ot the hopper below the horizontal plane ot the axisthereof and upon the upper side ot an endless belt conveyor' -30- whichextends horizontally Ylengthwise oit the inarhine and L, ounted uponsuit able pulleys w2li-- and -3l-, Figure il.

The hopper is adjustable vertically to ditlerent angles as may be rec dto causo the candle bodies to automatically gravitate` into the pocketsof the rotary conveyor 23- and tor this purpose the inner end ot thehopper is supported upon a vertically adjustable rod having its lowerend movable in a socketed sleeve on the inain supporting iranie and heldin its adjusted position by a set screw -34-, Figure 2.

A gear caso is bolted or otherwise secured to the undersideot one end ofthe table Q- just at the outer end ot the gear case MH and is providedin its opposite ends with openings through which the shaft entends. j

The front side of said gear case is provided with a t 'ausversehorizontal bearingr m36- for receiving a relatively short cross sbattMBT- to which rotary motion is trans iuittod :troni the shaft --12-- bybevel `nears 8M, the outer end of the cross shaft -37- being); priafidedwith a pulley -39 connected by a belt 40 to an overlying,r pulley mtlonthe shaft of the pulley -2"3lfor trans-inittingr niotion to the conveyorbelt "30m in the direction indicated by the arrow. Figures 1 and 2. i

The upper side of the belt -30- upon which the candle bodies aredeposited supjiorted in a horizontal plane by inea-ns ot' a f liwise`aride 4lhaving' upturned flanges at opposite sides ot' the belt toguide the candle bodies in their longitudinal movement. Y

A cross shatt-el2-,Figures and 3, isjournaled upon the upper end of abracket 43- on the table -Qw of the main supporting traine just at therea-r of and in a plane htly above the inner end of the upper side` ofthe belt conveyor -30- and its guide and provided with suitable drumsatI opposite sides'ot' the bracket mid-m soharging thein through anoutlet opencandle -abut less than the diameter ofthe larger ends ot thecandle bodies so that when the drums are rotated in the directionindicated by the arrow, Figure 3, each pair of t ansversely alinedlingers of the drums will pick up the nearest candle body from fthe beltS0- by enga ging diametrically o iposite sides or' the periphery of theintermediate portion thereof nearer thelarger end as each pair oi'`tinpcrs niove upwardly across the frear end ot the candle `guide -fllqat opposite sides ot' the adjacent portion of the belt.

As each pair oit the fingers picks up one olI the candles in the `mannerjust described and carries it upwardly ,in the direction indicated bythe arrow the n'iass of weight of the candle body `Will be below thepoints ot engagement of the fingers, `with said bodv thereby allowingthe candle toiassun'ie an upright position with its larger end at thetop immediately upon its removal from the inner end of the guide --4l.

nThe width ot' `the belt 30- and guide 4lis slightly less than thedistance be tween the fingers 4toof each pair to allow thc outer ends otsaid fingers to pass the outer sides of the guide and belt and alsoacross the outer end faces of thc adjacent portion ot the pulley v-31-nto assureengagenient of the fingers of each pair with the peripherios otthe larger end of said candle bodies for conveyingthe latter upwardlyand inwardly toward the carriers 19u in the direction indicated by thearrow as they are successively presented to the outer ends of thefingers by the upper side of the conveyor belt.`

Suitable lneans is provided for invertingr the candle bodies andconducting them in their inverted positions to a transversely Inovablcshuttle, presently described, and for this purpose a receiving tube 46-is secured in an opening in the bracket 43M at the inner side of thedrums sletto extend upwardly i and lmigitudinally around the upper sidesy ot the drums and thence downwardly to the outer sides thereof so as toterminate nea r the rear end of the guide --L1ri--, the ortension as lofsaid receiving tube being disposed in a vertical pla-ne between the oppositie sets ol? lingers +l5 and sonie distance within the outer endsthereof, the distance between the axis or, the drains 44- and extension-mllima graduallyincreasing inward ly as it approaches the tube n4--Which is disposed in a more or less vertical plane loeyond the path ofmovement of the outer ends of the lingers as shown in Figure 3.

lt is now evident that When the individual candle bodies are picked upfrom the inner end of the belt 30m and guide LiL- by the upwardlymoving' lingers d5- the smaller ends will trail along` and agaim4 theextension -afwhich, by reason of its curvature and the motion. of thetransverse fingers iu the direction indicated by the arrow, will causethe candles to be drawn into the upper end of the tube 416M- With theirlarpger ends :foremost or heading; downwardly in which position they aredepositi-id by said tube onto the underlyingg` shuttle, hereinafter morefully de scribed,

rlhe pulleys "-ll-- and --3l are mounted on suitable sl on the mainsupportingframe, the shaft for pu ley -3l-- beine` extended 'earivardlysome distance beyond the guide weiland is provided with an additionalpulley --fl'i'wconnected by a belt --lS- to a companion pul -wflfiH onthe rear end of the shaft -47 or transni'l i i rotary motion to thepic-up drums In addition to supporting' the tube as on the bracket-elthe extension s1- WM may be held in operativ-e position by radialposts -ll on the standard 4f-3, as shown in Figure 3.

It Will be observed upon reference to Figure 6 that the delivery tube orchute 46 for the candle bodies is located in a vertical plane midwaybetvveen the carriers 1Q- and, it, therefore, becomes necessary toprovide some means for alternately transferring the candle bodiesdelivered from the tube i-6- to the carriers 19- and for this purposethe cross shaft -lO- is provided with a cain Wheel e9-- having aperipheral cam groove 50W adapted to be engaged by a roller -lon thelower end of an upwardly proj (acting,` lever w52-, Figure 3.

This lever 52- is pivotally fulcruined at m555-- on a cross bar 54e-Within the frame standard -land has its upper end connected by a link55- to a sliding` cross head or shuttle *5G- which, :in turn, is mountedupon a cross bar --57 ou the upper portion of the upright .framestandard just above the table Q-1 which latter is provided Y.ith acentral open ing for receiving the connection between the lever n-52-and cross head --56-, as shown more clearly in Finure 6.

iis previously stated, the delivery tube -ilti is located substantiallyn'iidway between adjacent sides of the carriers 1,9d which, in turn, arearranged and operated so that two of the candle body sockets -20 on saidadjacent sides will be disposed. in about the same transverse verti alplane as the delivery tube, said carriers being also dis posed inapproximately the horizontal plane of the loiver end of the deliverytube.

The shuttle 5S- is'movable in a transverse vertical plane passin`through the axis of the tube -46- and openings -QO- in adjacent sides ofthe carriers --l9- for alternately trarnsferrnggv the candle bodiesdelivered from said tube to the transversely alined openings 20- in saidcarriers o be innnediately forced from the bottom upwardly into theregistering openings in a manner hereinafter described.

The cam -50 antL lever 5lare arranged to move the shuttle -5llacross andto opposite sides of the anis of the tube illiadistance substar-tiallyequal to the distance between said axis and the airis of the adjacentopenings -20- in the carriers so that when moved in one direction itwill feed the candle body from the tube into the registering' opening-QO- of one of the carriers and When moved in the opposite directionWill feed the neit succeeding;v candle body into the openi m20"- of theopposite carriers.

ln order to accomplish this last-named result the shuttle 56mis providedwith opposite horizontal platforms '5S- adapted to alternately registerwith the lower end of the tube 1l-G as the shuttle is reciprocated forreceiving` and temporarily supporting the candle bodies as they aredepressed from said tube.

The shuttle is provided with a central upwardly projecting push block59- extending above and bet-Ween the platforms 58W for pushingthe candlebodies resting on said platforms into registration With the openings-20- of the correspondine` carriers @lll-1 the opposite ends of the pushbloclr 59- being; provided With concaved recesses G0- for receiving theadjacent portions of the periphery of the candle bodies and centering'them on the platforms 58- preparatory to registering them with thecorrespondingT openings -20- in the carriers.

When the shuttle is shifted to register the candle bodies carriedthereby with the openings -20- in the carriers l9n the registeringcandles are forced upwardly into the openings by plungers -Glwhich areyi elding'ly mounted and guided upon separate supporting plates h452,one for each carrier. said plates being mounted upon the upper ends of`vertically movable pluun'ers ----lll--, see Figures 3, 6 and 30 Theseplungers are guided in suitable hearings Gil" on the inner sides of thestandard --lH and have their lower ends provided with rollers -65engaged with the perimeters of rotary cams -66- Whi ch are secured tothe shaft --l0- at opposite ends of the cam Wheel -l9- to rota-tc withsaid shatt, see Figure 6.

The high points of the Canis 6G- are ar ranged at diainetricallyopposite sides et the Eil aXis of the shaft corresponding to the oifsetrelation ot' the connections between the` pitmen m16- and their .crankdisks --15`m` so that when the plungers -l7- correspond-- ing to one ofthe carriers is in its lowermost adpicent plunger v--Gu and uuriovfeimost position and vice versa for ai purpose lurciuatter nuire.fully described, see Figure laud.

That is, when `the candle body is shifted by "ie shiul'ile 5G from thedelivery tube ll" in the carrier 1Q- the plunger 63m carrying theplunger-61e ofthe cori 'zending carrier will he elevated `to torce thecandlehody into said opening, hoth olf which are tapered upwardly toenable the candle cody to be frictionally held inthe opening while thecarrier -19 is being shifted rotarily one hole space at a time forfurther operations, presently described.

mally rest upon coiled springs -67` in the guide openings in the plates62` as shown in Figure T to enable the candle bodies tobe forced intotheir respective openings under yielding pressure and thereby to avoidmutilation of the candle bodies by the `Walls ot the opening and at thesame time to assure a friction rit oi the candles in the openings.

Uur/2115er rotatie g mechanisms.

"the earriers -l9`w are rotated intermittingly and alternately one holespace at a tinr to successively bringtlieir holes `into '.ration withthe underlyingplungers and i'or this purpose y each `carrier l- .isprovided on its underside with a nummer et ratchet teeth -68-correspond- )jed in uniformly spaced relation circum- V, ntially to besuccessively engaged by a paml {$53-- on a sliding plate -70- whichocally movable along a horizontal 7l is recii. f guide Figure 26, and isadapted to he operated in one direction for rotating the nient of theadjacent plunger #1T- .Each otx the sliding plates 70- is con nested bya link -T2 to one arm ofthe bell raul: lever 73- which is pivotallyfulruined at -7-r on the frame -1- and has its other arm provided withan adjustable i therel'ly will also he in `their -llm into registrationwith an opening nu to the number of o )eninvs -20- and ar-V ndingcarrier at each upward move-` a` cam member `-`8Q--, Figure 26, ada tedto engage roller -y-81-y-"on the lever -f 3- as the plungerapproacheslthe limit of its upward movement forrocking said leveragainst the action of its reti-acting spring --7v7- and therebyetfeeting a corresponding sliding movement of the `pawl plate T0-y forrota ting the carrier f-l9- one tooth space at a time andtherebysuccessively registering the openingsf-V-QOfJ- with the underlyingplunger m61,---, asshown at the lower left hand side of Figure 7. 4

The shifting mechanisms for both carriers areidentcal and, therefore,the `description just applied to one of said mechanisms also applies tothe other.V The opposite ends of the guide liar --57- for theshuttle-eare bolted `or otherwiseisecured to brackets NQ-which, in turn, arebolted or otherwise secured to the tabler-Q-i-u to forni a part of themain supporting frame and also to form `tuppet guides7 hereinafterdescribed,

` one for each carrier -19-, Figurep27.

The hearings T4-f for the levers `-73` are mounted upon brackets i-T-which are bolted or otherwise secured to the `underside of the table-Q-fto form a part of the main supporting frame, as shown more clearlyin.

Figures 6 and 26. y

As previously stated, the plungers-17 are `simultaneously moved inreverse direc tions and7 therefore, whenone is `moving upwardly toetiect the an ular movement or' its carrier +19 the ot er plunger willbemoving downwardly and in ordbr to prevent accidental angular movementVof the carriers the lowerend of the hub of each carrier is providedwith brake members e195- adapted to frictionally engage the adjacentportion of the periphery `of the corresponding post i The cam-qGG-v-landcrank disk --l5- for each carrier are so timed with relationto the` cam +50- of the cam wheel ADM that the shuttle -v-ffwill beoperated to transfer a ment with the adjacent opening-Mot `one of thecarriers -l9- just `before the corresponding plunger-Gln begins torisewand this rising of the `plunger to torce the candle into theregisteringy opening occurs just before the shitting ofthe pawl Iplate`1 lo candle body from thechute #116- into aline- -70- from its normalposition to index the carrer with the candle therein oneltoothed `spacein the direction'indicated by thelarrow,

Figure 1'. i i n The reciprocal motion'of the shuttle f-f bythe camf-tlis gradual but the vertical ope 'ation of the plungers 61 bytheirreyspective cams --(S6- is rather abrupt with a relatively longdwellbetween the shifts.

It will also be noted that the angular shifting of each carrier 19 isalso abrupt and takes place only as the plungers -17 approach the limitoi their upward movements for quickly advancing the candle to the nextposition forvbroaching, in a manner presently described.

Y Lgf-caching means.

The candles are preformed before being placed into the hopper 22'-,except that no provision is made for receiving the wicks, and for thispurpose is provided a broaching tool -SQ mounted upon the head --21- sothat when the latter is drawn downwardly by the downward movement of itssupporting plunger -lT- it will be forced through the central portion ofthe underlying candle body in the carrier -19, as shown in Figure 7 Thatis, when the candle is forced into a registering opening --20- in thecarrier -19- by the upward movement of the head -6:2- and its plunger-`-61- the carrier is then shifted one toothed space to bring the loadedcandle body into vertical alinement with the breaching tool 82- anddirectly' over the upper side of the stationary bracket -57-- having acandle rest -83- yieldingly .supported therein for engaging and holdingthe candle in its opening -20- in the carrier -l9- against downwarddisplacement during the broaching operation.

This candle rest -83- is yieldingly held in its lowermost position by acoiled spring -84-, Figure 7, and is adapted to be raised slightly fromits normal position by the upward movement of the head --62- through themedium of a tappet w85- which is yieldingly mounted on the head -62- bymeans of a coiled spring -85- so that as the head w62- is raised tocause its plunger -61-- to force the adjacent candle into theregistering opening -2()-- in the carrier -l9 the tappet- 85M willsimultaneously' engage and force the rest -83- into engagement with thepreviously loaded candle in the next preceding opening.

The rest -88- is provided with a central vertical opening --S3- forreceiving the broaching tool 89rand permitting the material displacedfrom the candle body by said tool to be expelled through and from thelower end of the rest -83-, the upper ends of the tappet 85- beingbeveled in opposite directions at -8tto facilitate the expulsion of thewaste candle material, as shown in Figures 7 and V8.

Although I have shown and described only one of the breaching tools S2-it is to be understood that a. similar tool is used in connection withboth of the carriers -l9 as the unbroached candle bodies aresuccessively loaded therein.

Base plate feeding mechanism.

After the candle body has been broached in the manner just described thecarrier 1.9- is again shifted one tooth space to bring the breachedcandle body to another position for -88- carrying a plurality of, inthis instance two, diametrically opposite permanent magnets -88- havingtheir outer ends sub'- stantially flush with the periphery of the wheel-88-- This magnet wheel is mounted upon a hori- Zontal longitudinallyextending shaft S9- having its outer end provided with a pulley -90-4connected by a belt 9i-- to an additional pulley -90- on the adjacentend of the shaft 12,- Figure 2, for transmitting rotary motion to themagnet wheel -88- in the direction indicated by the arrow, Figure 4.

The bottom of the hopper -86--- is inclined downwardly and inwardly andterminates at its lower end adjacent the underside of the magnet wheel-88 for automatically feeding the disks by gravity to said magnet wncei.These disks are preferably made of tin and are drawn flatwise againstthe periphery of the wheel -88-- by the outer ends of the magnets 882-so as to be rotated upwardly and inwardly from the inclined bottom -86-in the direction indicated by the arrow and as they approach the innerside of the wheel they are removed by a stripper blade -92- on the upperend of an inwardly and downwardly inclined plate --93-, Fig. ure 4.

This plate is inclined not only inwardty a nd downwardly, but laterallyand downwardly and is provided, in its upper face, with a series oflengthwise grooves Q2/- to fai-ilitate the downward travel of the disks,particulary when the prongs of the dislny are adiacent the surface ofthe plate Q3- O11 the other hand, if the smooth or plain surfaces of thedisks lie adjacent the inclined surface of the plate Q3- they will slidedownwardly and laterally from the plate to be replaced in the hopper.

fates ot' the carriers 19% and inidway between the adjacent sidesthereot', as shown in Figure 2, so that when lnoved in the directionindicated by the arrow, Figure 9, the disks wouit be carried inwardly`lfrrnn the lower end of the chute -l1l-- to the supplemental shuttlem0iwith their prongs 'lacing downi 'k -o-- is provided with a centralwirk opening *e and a series ot', in lthis instanee tour, prongsarranged in uni't'ornllv spaced relation about the central opening -cand coinf'ergi l toward each other at one side ot the disk, said diskbeing also 'novided with dianietricallyv opposite prongs --cprojectingfrein the saine side ot' the disk as the prongs -band together 'withsaid prongs --fhare adapted to he pressed into the sniall end oti thecandle in a .manner hereinatter described when regis tered with thecandle in one or the other ot the cfnriers -l9-.

The supplemental shuttle mili"- rigidly connected to the primary shuttleoli-w by an a 'in -9"l"- so that both shutths` niay nieve n transverselyof the .niach ie, the secondary shuttle -9T- being ino )le alongtransverse guideway 9S-f parallel with the guide bar 57- as sl Eure t),

The upper side of the belt -9 i movable along the upper face of alongitiu'linally eiftending bed plate b9- wh' ch together with theguides M98-, are inounted upon brackets -l00- and -lllll'- on the inainsupporting traine or table 2- 'or supporting that part ot' the beltagainst sagging.

Guide hars milllare provided with oppositie lengthwise llangeslillprojecting inwardly toward each other troni their oppolongitudinaledges so as to ovfflrhang the adjacent edges ot the upper portion ot thebelt milbut having their inner edges in transversely spaced relation soto permit the passage ot' the prongsI of the disks through theintervening slot as -l02-- The ends of the flanges --l0ladjacent thelower end ot' the guide chute -93-* converge inwardly.7 at '-lOland arealso beveled longitudinally at M 103- so that their ends adjacent 1Lheguide chut-e M-93- are relatively thin and sharp to enable the disks toride easily thereon when carried toward the center of the machine by theupper side ot the belt --9il.

That is, when the disks ride down the longitndinally groove chute -93with their prongs at the underside they are deposited upon the adjacentportion ot the belt 9dwith the prongs in engagement therewith and,therefore, the flat bodies ot' the disks are slightly elevated abovesaid belt' so that when they are carried inwardly the Hat portions otthe disks will ride upon the inclined surfaces il3- et the flangeslOland thence along the upper faces of said liafnges with the prongsstill in engagement with the belt to allow the latter to `feed then;inwardly along and between the guide flanges.`

The object ot the! inwardly converging edges as -lOlwot the `flangesJllllm is to engage and aline the prongs -l-cfot the disks lengthwise ofthe machine within the slot 1.02m thus bringing all or the disks intosimilar positions as they are successively ted troni the chute fill-LHupon the upper portion of the belt --lfllfM to the shuttle 9T-n A crossshat't --lOil`- is journaled in trans- 'versely spaced bearings on thebracket -l00--, Figure i). to extend to opposite sides ot thelongitudinal belt dll-M and is pro#` vided with a central. pulley-l0lland oppd site end pullevs --l(Ji'-- and will??? the ceutral pulley-j-v-'llloeM being disposed directly" over the lonM tudinal center ofthe belt -l}-l-.

An erin m103- is pivotally mounted at one end upon the. shaft -10-- toswing verti cally and to extend inwardly tl'iere'roni along the upperside ot' the belt -9-l and upon its inner end is journaled a pullevwill9- in lengthwise alinerncnt with the pulley 11,lllt`-, Y

said pulleys being' adapted to receive and support an endless belt MH()-to nieve vertically therewith and to rotate with the shalt The lowerside otl the belt ullllis mov` able lengthwise ot' the machine in thedirection o'll and in close proximity to the upper` side ot the beltM94- but in a plane just above the upper faces of the guide tlanges-l0lfor engaging the upper flat sides of the disks and assisting thelower belt in feeding the disks from the receiving end ol the belt-llelinto the path of movement ot the secondary shuttle -97-, the innerend ot` the supporting arm 5108-H for thev belt -ll0- being free to movedownwardly by its own weight to cause said belt to Contact with thedisks as they are fed along and upon the belt -94 to assure positivefeed of said disks into the path of the secondary shuttle.

A gear case -lllsimilar to the gear ease 35 is bolted or otherwisesecured to the underside of the table .-Qfand is provided in itsopposite ends with bearings tor receiving the shaft l 2- which connectedby gears -llQ- to a cross shatt llo-1` the latter being journaled in theliront side ol the gear Iase mallland provided with a pulley -jlll-w.

This pulley is connected by a belt1ll5 to a pulley lll'3- on the crossshaft w96-, Figures 2 and el. This shaft 4)6-` is journaled in a bracket117'- on the table -2- and in addition to the belt pulley w is providedwith a pulley w11d-- which is con nected by a cross belt --l19-` to thepulley lill)

